GML Ch.11

T/F: Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves, North and South, henceforth and forever more.

False

T/F: Because of passages in the Bible about servants obeying their masters, all slaveholders firmly agreed that slavery was a legitimate institution.

False

T/F: Slaves knew little of Christianity or the Bible, and slave masters usually withheld access to religion from their enslaved labor.

False

T/F: Slaves on cotton plantations found harsher work conditions but greater autonomy than did those on rice plantations.

False

T/F: The Underground Railroad ran on steel tracks (after its iron ones were replaced) that were generally hidden in forest growth.

False

T/F: Cotton was the major agricultural crop of the South and, indeed, the nation, but slaves also grew rice, sugarcane, tobacco, and hemp.

True

T/F: Following the Nat Turner Rebellion, the Virginia legislature discussed the possibility of abolishing slavery within the state.

True

T/F: In 1860, the South as a whole produced less than 10 percent of the nation's manufactured goods.

True

T/F: Slaveowners had many ways to enforce discipline among their slaves—from physical punishment, to material incentives, to the threat of sale.

True

T/F: Slavery for blacks, the South declared, was the surest guarantee of "perfect equality" among whites, as they liberated them from the "low, menial" jobs like factory labor and domestic service performed by wage laborers in the North.

True

Whose name is most often associated with the Underground Railroad? a. Harriet Tubman b. Nat Turner c. Frederick Douglass d. Sojourner Truth

a. Harriet Tubman

Which of the following was not a part of slavery's impact on the northern economy? a. Slave labor in the southern Cotton Belt undermined industrial production in the North. b. Northern shipping lines transported southern cotton, and northern factories transformed it into cloth. c. Northern manufacturers made ample profits producing cheap fabrics to clothe the South's slaves. d. Profits from the cotton trade helped foster industrial development and internal improvements in the North.

a. Slave labor in the southern Cotton Belt undermined industrial production in the North.

What happened to the 135 enslaved persons who in 1841 seized the ship, the Creole, and sailed to Nassau in search of freedom? a. They were given refuge in the British Caribbean b. They were allowed to return to Africa by the United States Supreme Court. c. They were returned to slavery in Virginia. d. They joined the crew of the Amistad.

a. They were given refuge in the British Caribbean

As acts of self-empowerment, enslaved individuals often a. broke tools. b. married their masters. c. returned to the West Indies. d. participated in organized violent revolution.

a. broke tools.

John C. Calhoun of South Carolina considered "the most false and dangerous of all political errors" a. that all men are created equal and entitled to liberty. b. the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. c. that the office of the vice presidency had been created by the founders. d. that states had the right to nullify federal law.

a. that all men are created equal and entitled to liberty.

Perhaps the most powerful disciplinary weapon slaveholders possessed was a. the threat of sale. b. advancing their language skills. c. educating slaves in new forms of work. d. the harsh adjustment of becoming part of the larger plantation community.

a. the threat of sale.

In American slave culture, jumping over a broomstick was associated with which of the following acts? a. divorce b. marriage c. freedom d. escape

b. marriage

In the Old South, the percentage of white families that owned slaves was approximately a. 10 percent. b. 60 percent. c. 25 percent. d. 40 percent.

c. 25 percent.

Which is not part of the generally accepted account of the 1822 conspiracy led by Denmark Vesey? a. Vesey studied the Bible and quoted the Declaration of Independence. b. Vesey had purchased his freedom after winning the lottery. c. Vesey and his followers killed or maimed 37 whites. d. His lieutenant was named Gullah Jack.

c. Vesey and his followers killed or maimed 37 whites.

The southern state with the highest population of free blacks was a. Tennessee. b. Texas. c. Virginia. d. Missouri.

c. Virginia.

Compared to Brazil and the West Indies, involving hundreds or even thousands of slaves, revolts in the United States were a. much larger. b. exponentially larger and encompassed a much larger area. c. smaller and less frequent. d. about the same.

c. smaller and less frequent.

The "peculiar institution" of the South was a. the process of rebuilding after the Civil War b. the process of making Tennessee whiskey. c. the issue of slavery. d. how to clean cotton with the aid of the cotton gin.

c. the issue of slavery.

By 1860, more than half of the United States' exports were in a. cotton. b. iron. c. steel. d. slaves.

cotton.

Nat Turner a. was a ship's captain who wrote the song "Amazing Grace." b. was second in command at Denmark Vesey's trial. c. was a celebrated male vocalist in an early Negro spiritual choir. d. led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites.

d. led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites.

In the mid 1800s, few plantations had dedicated buildings for slave worship so most slaves a. shunned the Christian religion as it was seen as part of white society. b. did not form religious communities. c. kept close ties to their African religions, sacrificing animals in secret. d. worshipped in secret or in biracial churches with white ministers.

d. worshipped in secret or in biracial churches with white ministers.